# Employee options

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- Modified: 2023-07-25T21:00:08+00:00
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## Definition

A company grants its employees the opportunity to acquire ownership rights in the company itself or in a related company. Particularly in the case of new business starts (start-ups), this may reduce the wage expense. - Employee options are regarded as a component of wages and are subject to taxation at the latest at the time of irrevocable acquisition of rights - allocation, also known as vesting (ownership by an employee of benefits contributed on the employees behalf by an employer). - See labor costs, fringe benefits, wage drift, unit labor costs, premium, loss absorption, personal. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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